My ex had a K car like that one for a decade, after getting it from her parents when it was already old. 2.2/3speed automatic. Miserable shitbox, but it was stone reliable - just fluid and filter changes, tires, brake pads etc - and utterly unkillable. It had 359,000 miles on it and was just starting to rust when it…

Used car buyers get nervous about high mileage cars because most non-enthusiast owners can’t even manage to change their oil on time without a reminder light, and sometimes not even then.

Yup. GM has something like 4 different oil standards for 2015 model year cars and trucks.

Do you think the truck driver has no mirrors? I tow a 24’ enclosed race car hauler with a pickup and I can see it clearly if my trailer is tail wagging even one foot from side to side. That's a huge amount of obvious cargo sway, and the truck driver is responsible for the safety of his load.

HAHA!

Maybe? Not mine, since that would make the driving experience a little more involving but all the disadvantages I noted would remain. Keep in mind this $20,000 device is competing for your discretionary fun dollars with stuff like:

Agreed. I’ve ridden several of them in the Adirondacks around Lake George and the experience was very “meh”. All the disadvantages of both motorcycles and cars with the advantages of neither, really. No weather protection, can’t lane split, three tracks instead of two or one so you’re hitting every pothole, little…

Well, was it any good?

The Altima is now bigger than the Maxima was in 1993, continuing the trend of established Japanese cars getting bigger until they move up an entire class or two over time. My ‘13 Fit is the same size as a 1993 Civic, but 10” taller, while the current Civic sedan is about the same length as a 1988 Accord sedan, but the…

Yup. in my experience, many, many service advisors (and most salesmen) are only the barest of automotive enthusiasts, if at all. It’s just a job, and you don’t see many cars more than 10 model years old when you’re in the service department of a normal volume car dealer anyway. Most of the guys who own old, low volume…

They're bringing the Phaeton back? Because it was such a sales winner last time, with a huge profit margin?

Dean’s car didn’t kill him, the Ford that hit him did, along with Dean’s speeding at 85 in a 55 through an intersection.

Yup. I bought my 2005 Ram quad cab turbodiesel for $32k new (sticker was $40k, 3 years at zero percent interest from Chrysler Financial too, employee pricing for everyone promotion). 10 years later, the truck is worth about $21k. Other than routine fluid and filter changes and a few wear items, my out of pocket for…

What did they think was going to happen, with the leverage provided by the anchor point in the center of the frame, over that high pivot point of the concrete blocks? Someone wasn’t paying attention in middle school geometry. I hope none of these guys never need to set up an overhead hoist of something heavy.

I think even to most car people who haven’t driven a new Cadillac or know someone that owns one, the Cadillac brand still carries some stigma of being your dad’s (or grand-dad’s) car, or potential buyers just have no awareness of the modern Caddys at all relative to BMW/Audi/Benz. It’s tremendously hard to make up for…

The Flex Ecoboost looks like a great package, too bad you have to spend $41,000 minimum (including the current $3,000 rebate, before negotiation) to get the twin turbo engine.

3rd gear: the Cayenne has been the top selling Porsche for years and a huge moneymaker. It remains the top seller in spite of being basically unchanged since the last redesign in 2011 - so yeah, do you think that other luxury car makers noticed?

Yup. I’ve had some seat time in a CTS-V, and it’s a blast to drive (556hp, monster Brembos, great suspension) but the interior still isn’t up to the best from the Germans. For Cadillac to change buyers’ perception, they need to get asses into seats to spread the word that they’re serious cars. The fastest way to do…

What are you smoking? A strippo 1986 Toyota pickup cost $5998 in 1986, or $13,059 in 2015 dollars. http://www.nadaguides.com/Classic-Cars/1…

Oh, I know. People love those things, I have no idea why.